Genre: Mystery
Trade Paperback
ISBN #: 9781097892341
Independently Published
270 Pages
$14.99 Amazon
October 4, 2019
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Summer weddings at Barton Farm's picturesque church were standard procedure for museum director Kelsey Cambridge - until the Cherry Foundation, which supports the museum, ordered Kelsey to host her ex-husband's wedding on Farm grounds. Ambitious wedding planner Vianna Pine is determined to make the bride's Civil War-themed wedding perfect. But each time Vianna's vision threatens the integrity and safety of the Farm, Kelsey has to intervene. And when she finds Vianna's dead body at the foot of the church steps, everyone's plans fall apart. With both the wedding and Barton Farm at risk of being permanently shut down, Kelsey has to work hard to save her own happily ever after.
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Kelsey Cambridge is the director of Barton Farms and is dedicated to preserving history. Right now she's having to deal with a pushy wedding planner, Vianna Pine, who is planning the wedding of her ex-husband Eddie and his fianceé Krissie. She's fighting Kelsey at every turn, who refuses to change anything about the farm to please Krissie - whom, she's told times over, gets what she wants. Krissie's parents are wealthy, and she's their only child, so this is pretty much true.
What she's fighting about now is putting lights in the bell tower of the church, which Kelsey has told Vianna no since it's unstable up there. But when Vianna's body is found below the church, and Kelsey sees someone running away, it's apparent it wasn't an accident. Now both Eddie and Kelsey's friend Benji want Kelsey to prove their respective loves innocent, and unfortunately, she just might have to do so if she's going to save her job and her beloved farm....
I was torn between liking and hating this book. I have always liked the history angle of the farm, but I absolutely cannot stand Krissie, who was worse than a bridezilla. She was a blackmailer (yes), and if I were Kelsey, I wouldn't allow my child to spend a single minute in her company - and would have no hesitation in telling Eddie nor an attorney or judge of Krissie's 'hobby.' Also, what kind of people threaten to take away a mother's child if she doesn't "toe the line" with them? I honestly had a hard time getting through this book because of her.
When the characters aren't likable, it makes for a difficult read (unless said unlikable character is the murder victim). Unfortunately, Krissie isn't. But the mystery itself was done well with plenty of suspects, and I was surprised at the murderer, since there weren't any clues leading to the killer. I would have at least liked to have something to look for, but they were practically non-existent.
In the end, at least Kelsey is coming to an understanding of who she wants to be, which is a good thing, and it might help her become more human in the long run. When the killer is discovered and everything is put together, one understands how unhinged people can become when they allow their pasts to stand in the way of their future - which is exactly what Kelsey has been doing all this time.
https://www.amazon.com/Final-Living-History-Museum-Mystery/dp/1097892344/ref=
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3199129081
More on Amanda Flower's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/amanda-flower/
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